Sunday, the day of rest right?! Not quite… The morning began with a change of hotels once again. This time we moved to the new end of the city, near Le Grande Arc. After having spent so much time on foot or metro throughout our stay, we decided to take the ‘hop on, hop off’ bus tour. We figured this would be a leisurely way to enjoy the sights of the city and be able to get off whenever we desired, however; nothing is that simple…
We began our ride near L’Arc de Triomphe and by the time we hit Place de la Concorde (just one stop away) we realized that we were in for more sitting than we had expected. Today in Paris there were several events taking place which brought people in from all over…
This morning, along the Seine River there was a 20K race. That’s right, runners by the thousands (maybe we should have run?!) As we rounded the second stop on the tour, at Le Tour Eiffel, we realized that this was the finish line for the race. Much to our dismay, our hopes of riding to the top were shattered. We got off of the bus at this stop for a few minutes, to walk around and enjoy the excitement. Right before we boarded our next bus, Matt kindly asked a french man if he could photograph his medal and the fench man said “Oui”.
We continued our tour through the city and passed by some beautiful sights, including Hotel des Invalides (Napoleon is buried in a (7) casket located underneath it’s golden dome); Le Pensuer (Rodin’s ‘The Thinker’); Opera Garnier; Moulin Rouge and several other famous Parisien sights. The last stop we got off at was just down the street from Musee D’Orsay where we met up with Shane and Lucia. The history of this museum is very interesting so if you have a moment, google or wiki it. Inside, on the 5th floor, the large clock, found in the background of the generic photo in most frames you buy, is located (especially at Target). We took some additional photos here and I really think Matt enjoyed the sculptures (Gates of Hell especially). It was here where we ate our last crepe and said ‘Au Revoir’ to Shane and Lucia as they will be heading back to the states in the morning :-(
We began our ride near L’Arc de Triomphe and by the time we hit Place de la Concorde (just one stop away) we realized that we were in for more sitting than we had expected. Today in Paris there were several events taking place which brought people in from all over…
This morning, along the Seine River there was a 20K race. That’s right, runners by the thousands (maybe we should have run?!) As we rounded the second stop on the tour, at Le Tour Eiffel, we realized that this was the finish line for the race. Much to our dismay, our hopes of riding to the top were shattered. We got off of the bus at this stop for a few minutes, to walk around and enjoy the excitement. Right before we boarded our next bus, Matt kindly asked a french man if he could photograph his medal and the fench man said “Oui”.
We continued our tour through the city and passed by some beautiful sights, including Hotel des Invalides (Napoleon is buried in a (7) casket located underneath it’s golden dome); Le Pensuer (Rodin’s ‘The Thinker’); Opera Garnier; Moulin Rouge and several other famous Parisien sights. The last stop we got off at was just down the street from Musee D’Orsay where we met up with Shane and Lucia. The history of this museum is very interesting so if you have a moment, google or wiki it. Inside, on the 5th floor, the large clock, found in the background of the generic photo in most frames you buy, is located (especially at Target). We took some additional photos here and I really think Matt enjoyed the sculptures (Gates of Hell especially). It was here where we ate our last crepe and said ‘Au Revoir’ to Shane and Lucia as they will be heading back to the states in the morning :-(
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